GVMC to Set Up 100 MLD Desalination Plant in Visakhapatnam

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is expediting plans to establish a 100 MLD desalination plant to meet industrial water demand and ease pressure on domestic supply. A stakeholder meeting was recently held with Andhra Pradesh Urban Infrastructure and Asset Management Limited (APUIAML) and Israel-based IDE Technologies to review feasibility and project components. An RFP is expected to be floated soon.

The project, estimated at ₹1,200 crore, is likely to be developed under the PPP model. GVMC also plans to make it a green initiative by drawing power from a 20 MW solar grid. IDE Technologies, which has experience in building desalination plants across India, is expected to play a key role in the project.